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Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
granulomatous diseases ... vasculitis, Crohn's disease ... pneumonia, Talc granuloma ... Silicone-induced granuloma ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Granulomatous Liver Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
Infections (Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, Parasitic)
Malignancy
Autoimmune
Drugs/Toxins
Others

#Granulomatous #Liver #hepatic #granulomas #Differential
Granulomatous Liver Diseases ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Liver #hepatic #granulomas ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Granulomatous Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
OP: organising pneumonia; EGPA: eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; NSG: necrotising
Granulomatous Lung Disease ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Granulomatous #granuloma ... #Lung #Disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Non-caseating granulomas ... Clinical: • Disease ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
Hansen's Disease ... do not contract disease ... non-caseating granulomas ... • Tuberculoid disease ... #Leprosy #diagnosis
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis ... Activation: Liver disease ... , Kidney Disease ... : Amyloid, TB (granuloma ... #Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Polyangiitis: - No Granulomas ... rhinosinusitis, + Granulomas ... • GPA: - +Granulomas ... Differential Diagnosis
Dermatologic Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)

Skin involvement in granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is common and
presentation of the disease ... GPA causes disease ... Differential Diagnosis ... extravascular palisading granulomas ... dermatology #rash #diagnosis
Solid pulmonary nodules can represent various etiologies:
- benign granulomas
- focal scar
- intrapulmonary lymph nodes
- primary malignancies
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etiologies: - benign granulomas ... malignancies - metastatic disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
Non-Infectious: • Granulomas ... intestine: Behcet's disease ... inflammatroy #bowel #disease ... #differential #diagnosis